Business and construction groups have mounted a new lobbying campaign this week to wrestle £4bn funding from government to tackle energy efficiency in the UK’s ‘leaky homes’.

Project teams are counting the carbon footprint of materials too late. Engaging with suppliers at the early stages of the design process to consider the implications of material selection makes much more sense, says Emma Hines.

Prisoners at a Lancashire institution have become the first to build eco-friendly lights in-house, which will be used to cut energy use across prisons.

A group of major housebuilders has committed to a new sector-wide delivery plan to meet climate, nature and wider environmental targets set by government.

Electric, hydrogen, vegetable oil – or will diesel still have a role to play? CM looks at how construction plant will be powered over the coming years

Making heritage sustainable should be the new normal. Why aren’t we there yet, asks Grace Herring of Sir Robert McAlpine Special Projects

Structure Tone’s Ryan Healey takes part in south London alternative deliveries trial

The UN Climate Change Conference later this year will scrutinise the built environment’s sustainability credentials like never before.

A new innovation network is linking firms with sustainable technology products.

Construction must change course on investment and innovation to deliver a genuine green recovery, writes Kris Hudson.

The institute is working with policy-makers and other professional bodies to help the built environment’s transition to net zero.

Carbon reduction, offsite manufacturing, wellbeing, local sourcing – timber answers many of UK construction’s most pressing questions. But when will the sector start, er, pulling up trees? By Kristina Smith…

CM looks at how timber is being used to deliver striking designs, accelerate programmes and restore historic buildings on construction projects around the world Sustainable services built with timber A…

Barhale completes Tideway shaft work Civil engineering firm Barhale has completed the first shaft secondary lining in the central section of the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which means internal shaft work…

Scotland is set for its first Passivhaus high school after Edinburgh City Council unveiled plans for the new Currie Community High School.

Innovators from other industries can teach us how to become more sustainable, says Malcolm Clarke The traditional construction industry business model has been broken for decades and we need to…

Last month, Mace delivered on its promise of a net zero business. Isabel McAllister on how this was achieved, and the sustainability targets that lie ahead It was January 2020…

A common problem with green roofs, particularly during hot summers and droughts, is ensuring they perform as intended. Chris Roddick explains.